Black shrew
The black shrew (Suncus ater) is a white-toothed shrew only known from Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range. It is the smallest shrew of its kind and lives in parts of middle Asia.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Suncus |
Species: | S. ater |
Binomial name | |
Suncus ater (Medway, 1965) | |
Black shrew range |
References
- Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Chiozza, F. (2008). "Suncus ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
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